Wendell



W. WENDELL. BINDING ATTACHMENT 'FOB. SEWING MACHINES.

No. 93,147. Patented Ju1y'27f1869 4 Witnesses:

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Letters Patent 1v 93,147, dated July 27, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN BINDIN'GATTACHMENT FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

The Schedule referred to in these- Letters Patent and making part 0! the name.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Wasnrxorrox Wnxnnnn, of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee, in the State of Wisconsin, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Binders for Scwing-liIachines; and that the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying plate of drawings, hereinafter referred to, forms a full and exact specification of the same,

wherein I have set forth the nature and principle of my said improvements, by which my invention may be distinguished from others of a similar class, together with such parts as I. claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent.

My invention relates to a new and useful mechanism to be applied to sewing-machines; and consists in a binder, composed of but one piece of metal, or of several pieces, permanently attached together, so arranged as to hold in position the binding to be stitched, to turn it over the edge of a piece of fabric evenly, and prevent the fabric from getting out of place, and, by means of diagonal grooves in the bot-tom of the presser-foot, assist the operator in guiding the work.

In the plate of drawingsillustrating the presentinvention, and forming a part of the specification thereof- V Figure l is a perspective-view.

Figure 2 represents the binder inverted, 'and shows I plainly the bottom of the some.

Figure 3 is a vertical section.

The binders heretofore, in use of the class to which my invention belongs, are of a complicatad nature, being generally composed of several movable pieces, which construction renders them inconvenient, on aecouut of the frequent necessity for mijustingthem.

ft'is believed that in forming the binder, together with the picsser-ibot thereof, in one piece, or in sev eral pieces firmly welded together, this .ditficulty is. obviated. 1

For convenience in description, and in order to enable others to understand my invention, 1 will designate the different parts as follows:

a is the presscr-foot, of the ordinary Iorm, which may be connected with the arm of the back standard, in the. usual manner.

6 is the fluke, curving slightly upward, andibrming the upper part of the entrance or mouth of the binder.

c is the hole, through which the needle plays.

(I is the metallic tongue, permanently united or welded to the bottom of the presscr-foot immediately in front of the needle.

The said tongue (Z holds the upper edge of the bind: ing in its place.

e is atingcr, curved as shown in the drawings, for the purpose of receiving and holding in place the lower edge of the binding.

f represents the diagonal grooves onthe bottom of the presscr-tbot, which are used for the purpose of guiding the work, and keeping it close within the binder.

Having thus designated the component parts of my invention, I will proceed'to describe its operation.

The fabric to be bound is introduced into the entrance or mouth of the device, between the curved finger e and the fluke I).

The upper edge of the binding is inserted between the tongue (I and the bottom side of the fluke b, the said bottom side of the fluke being slightly cut away in order to allow a. free passage to the edge of the binding aforesaid.

The lower edge of the binding is clasped by the curved finger e, thu's folding the binding over the raw edge of the fabric to be bound.

The whole is then moved'along to the needle, being guided and kept close within the binder, by the diagonal grooves out upon the bottom of the presser-ibot.

I am aware that tongues and fingers somewhat analogous to those herein described, have been heretofore used, but generally they 'a-re complicated and objectiouable, from the fact that they are adjustable and detachable, and are thus rendered. liable to get out of order. but- I claim the presser-foot a, grooved presser-pad f, tongue (I, needle-hole c, finger e, and fluke b, all constructed, combined, and arranged.as described, and in one and the same piece.

WASHINGTON -WENDELL.

Witnesses:

JNO. W. Jones, 'JNo. THIOKEXS.

I. therefore do not claim broadly a binder; 

